Brain scans – swimming up a muddy stream to measure pain.
A recent media report started with a statement paraphrased as follows: “Scientists report that they have developed a way to measure how much pain a person is having by scanning their brains”. The writers went on to say that, when doctors are faced with someone in pain, they have no way to judge its severity other than to ask questions.
If you are like me, such statements are worse than nails...Continue Reading: Brain scans – swimming up a muddy stream to measure pain.
